Nanako — Flowing Character Profile

About Nanako

One of only two remaining geisha in Otsuta's okiya, alongside Someka. She resides with the other household members during their financial crisis.

Character Facts

Played by

Mariko Okada

Appears in

Flowing (1956)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Nanako — Professional Head Geisha — Otsuta (Isuzu Yamada)

  Otsuta manages the okiya where Nanako resides and works as a geisha.

• Nanako — Alliance Fellow Geisha — Someka (Haruko Sugimura)

  The two remaining geisha share the okiya and support each other through the household's financial crisis.

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